Teamwork With Other Provinces, Industries Help In Golf’s HST Protest

This week’s blogs have focused on the growing resentment of the Harmonized Sales Tax in the golf industry, but obviously, the introduction of the HST in British Columbia and Ontario, and probably soon to come in other provinces, affects other industries, as well. It would be a mistake for golf to feel isolated in its [...]

Kyle’s Blog: HST? How Do I Put This Politely?

GNN blogger Kyle German works for a golf course that is over the border in Washington State, so he won’t have to worry on a professional basis about the Harmonized Sales Tax that’s due to come into effect next July in British Columbia, where German makes his home in Surrey. He does feel for the [...]

Your Canadian Show Schedule

Here it is, your national industry show schedule for 2009. Manitoba Oct. 12-15 Winnipeg Convention Centre British Columbia Oct. 14-16 Penticton, B.C. Ottawa Oct. 19-21 Chateau Cartier, Gatineau, Que. Alberta Oct. 20-23 Edmonton Northlands Agricom Saskatchewan Oct. 27-29 Prairieland Park, Saskatoon Ontario Oct. 28-29 International Centre, Hall 5, Mississauga Quebec Nov. 2-4 Hotel des Seigneures, [...]

Nike Goes For The Rush With Machspeed

The new SQ Machspeed driver from Nike Golf is designed to provide speed and, ultimately, more power off the tee through aerodynamics. “This is my new secret weapon,” said Justin Leonard, who plans to put the Machspeed into play when he represents the United States at the President’s Cup. I am hitting it 10-12 yards [...]

Wilson FG Tour Irons For Skilled Players

Precision-forged from soft carbon steel, the new Wilson Staff FG Tour irons are for skilled players who seek a compact head with a moderate amount of forgiveness. The FG Tours feature a forged cavity back design that redistributes weight from the heel into the toe, repositioning the centre of gravity towards the centre of the [...]

Prairie HST Isn’t Reality – Yet

The howls against the new Harmonized Sales Tax are the loudest from British Columbia and Ontario, where the HST takes effect next July, but there’s also a cautious mood on the prairies, one of the last areas in Canada that has yet to approve the blending of the PST and GST. The HST is apparently [...]

Veteran Columnist To Receive Achievement Award

Globe and Mail golf columnist and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Lorne Rubenstein will be the recipient of the George Gross Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to sports journalism. The award will be presented to Rubenstein at the Sports Media Canada annual luncheon at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel on Monday, Oct. 19. [...]

Custom Design Golf Gloves

G&G Golf is introducing NX-G custom imprinted golf gloves this fall that are made from microfibre, with a Cabretta leather palm and added spandex for comfort and flexibility. G&G’s art department will add a design up to three imprint colours on the back of the glove to increase pro shop sales and enhance tournaments and [...]

Petitions Help Brace Golfers Now For HST

The way that Brad Peister, general manager of Innerkip Highlands near Woodstock, Ont., sees it, his paper and online petition against the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in that province serves two purposes. The first is to voice concern about a tax that blends the GST and PST together on a wider variety of products and [...]

Ecco’s Women’s Line Aims for Fashion and Function

Crafted from high grade leathers and showcasing its comfort and performance technologies, Ecco has introduced its spring/summer women’s golf collection. “Each collection we create draws from our unique brand heritage which starts with designs built around the human foot,” says Michael Waack, head of global golf for Ecco. “The resulting fit and quality appeals to [...]

Golf Gets Grumpy About HST

The name of the Canadian Golf and Country Club in Ashton, Ont., near the nation’s capital, conjures up images of red maple leaves, Mounties and all things Canadian, including a feisty spirit against what it sees as brutal tax grab when Ontario introduces the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) next year. You just have to admire [...]

Nike Tour Premium Combines Technology, Tradition

Blending technology with tradition is the objective with the release of the new Nike Tour Premium shoe, which will be available Oct. 1. The Tour Premium features soft, full-grain leather uppers for support and feel and a TPU Stabilizer that extends beyond the traditional outsole to provide more lateral support and to aid weight transfer [...]

Gomez Hangs On In Mexico

Rafael Gomez stumbled home with a four-over-par 76, but hung on to win the Canadian Tour’s $100,000 (U.S) Iberostar Riviera Maya Open by one stroke over Antonio Maldonado who closed with a 71 at Riviera Maya, Mexico. Gomez, who started the day with a six-shot lead, double bogeyed the final hole to finish the tournament [...]

Canada Wins World Cup Qualifier

The Canadian team of Graham DeLaet from Weyburn, Sask., and Victoria’s Stuart Anderson managed an even par 72 in Sunday foursomes, but it was enough to capture the Omega Mission Hills World Cup qualifier by two strokes over Wales. The duo finished at 19-under-par 269 in Estonia to book a spot in the main event [...]

CGSA Names 2009 Award-Winners

David Boyd, golf course manager at the Heritage Pointe Golf Club in Dewinton, Alta., has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association. The CGSA named its 2009 award winners at its Fall Field Day national tournament in Winnipeg this week. Boyd has held the association’s Accredited Golf Superintendents designation since [...]

What’s Up In The GNN Forum?

A golf leasing opportunity at a municipal course in Burlington, Ont., and the continuing Canadian Golf Superintendents Association Webinar Series are among the topics in the Coming Events section of the GNN Forum today. GNN readers can see those topics by simply clicking the Forum tab at the top of the home page.  Readers are [...]

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